CV

General Information

Full Name Prakhar Sharma
Languages Hindi, English
Area of Interest Physics-informed machine learning, Inverse modelling, Python

Education

  • 2021-24
    PhD in Mechanical Engineering
    Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Fully-funded by EPSRC DTP and UKAEA PhD Scholarship.
    • Awarded with NVIDIA Academic Hardware Grant.
    • Thesis: The digital twin of fusion energy components.
  • 2019-21
    MSc in Computational Mechanics
    Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Fully-funded by Erasmus Mundus scholarship and CIMNE.
    • Thesis: Data-driven discovery of Navier-Stokes equation in fluid dynamics.
    • Grade: 81.95% (Distinction)
  • 2015-19
    B.Tech in Civil Engineering
    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
    • Partially funded through Ashoka merit studentship.
    • Awarded with highly competitive AKTU-University topper merit scholarship.
    • Thesis: Development of Finite Element Analysis Tool for Skeletal Structures.
    • Grade: 84.88% (Distinction with Gold medal)

Experience

  • Nov 2024 - Present
    Data Scientist
    Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UKAEA
    • Developing machine learning models for fusion energy components.
  • Sep 2021 - May 2024
    Teaching Assistant
    Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University
    • Responsible for conducting labs, grading the exam sheets and helping students assignments.
  • Jun - Aug 2021
    Research Intern
    ASTUTE Wales, Swansea University
    • Feasibility study into using ALM for the production of Hydrogen car components.
  • Jun - Jul 2018
    Summer intern
    Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India.
    • Analysis of Structural Elements and Plate Using Finite Element Method.

Technical Skills

  • Simulation tools
    • ANSYS Mechanical and Fluent
    • SolidWorks
    • FEniCSx
    • STAAD. Pro
    • MATLAB PDE Toolbox
  • Programming languages
    • Python
    • Bash scripting
    • MATLAB
    • C++
  • Machine Learning
    • PyTorch
    • Hydra/ Hydra-zen
    • MLflow
    • Weights & Biases (W&B)
    • SLURM job scheduler
    • NVIDIA Modulus
  • Documentation
    • LaTeX/ LyX
    • Markdown
    • Sphinx, JupyterBook
    • Jekyll
  • Others
    • Linux ricing
    • Git, SSH/ SFTP
    • Docker/ Apptainer image development